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The School of Architecture at the University of Virginia will apply the power of its people and programs to meet the design challenges of our time and to prepare talented women and men to meet the design challenges of the future. It will advance the architecture of democracy.

The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences is the largest of the University of Virginia’s 11 schools and is the institution’s intellectual core. Offering more than 50 undergraduate majors and concentrations and more than two dozen graduate programs, Arts & Sciences spans the liberal arts, incorporating the social sciences, arts, humanities and sciences. The College and Graduate School comprise more than 10,000 students and more than 750 faculty members.

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) opens the doors of the University of Virginia to thousands of nontraditional adult learners for continuing education. With Academic Centers in Abingdon, Charlottesville, Falls Church, Newport News, Richmond, and Roanoke, the school strives to meet the continuing education needs of the Commonwealth's citizens.

Founded in 1836, the U.Va. Engineering School is the third oldest engineering school in a public university in the U.S. The School combines research and educational opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels as part of the University of Virginia, a consistently top-ranked public institution.

The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy was established by the University of Virginia in 2007 as part of its strategic plan and as an expression of its Jeffersonian heritage. The Batten School is the first new school to be established at the University since the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration was created in 1955.

At the University of Virginia School of Medicine, our primary purpose is to educate and train physicians and scientists to help people achieve healthy, productive lives and to advance knowledge in the medical sciences.

The University of Virginia School of Nursing is a national leader in nursing education with a firm commitment to clinical excellence, robust research and evidence based practice, and to cultivating leadership in students and faculty.

The Committee on Admission welcomes applications for first-year and transfer admission. When we read applications, we value intellectual ability, academic achievement, and personal qualities that will contribute to the University community.

The UVA Library has 12 facilities and also shares its catalog with the Darden, Health Sciences, and Law libraries. In addition to physical buildings and collections, the Library offers digital resources, specialized labs, and other services to help you in your academic work.